Henry henley



H. HENLEY.

Fruit Drer. A

No. 78,285. A Patented May 26, 1868.

HENRY HENLEY, 0F HALBERTS BLUFF, INDIANA.

Letters .partent No. 78,285, dated llfag/ 26, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT Ill DRIERS.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONOERN:

Be it known that I, HENRY HENLEY, of Halberts Bluff, in the countyotfMartin, and State of Indiana, have invented' certain new and usefulImprovements in Apparatus for Drying Fruits, Vegetables, Lumber, dto.;and I do hereby decl/are that the following is a full7 clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawingmandto the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a partof thisspecification, and which represent a section, in perspective, of a drierfor fruit, vegetables, o r other articles, embracing my improvements.

'lhe object of my invention s to-provide an apparatus for drying fruitor other substances expeditiously, and Without risk of damaging the'm bythe application of excessive heat, and to. this end myimprovementsconsist in so arranging a number of movable steam-heated pans, inconnection with-a ste'am-boiler, and communi-` cating with the same bysuitable pipes, as to formreceptacles, where articles can be quickly andsafely dried.

In the accompanying drawing, A. represents a furnace, which may be ofanydesired construction, provided with a flue, A1, and stack A2. Asteam-boiler, B, is set upon the top of thefurnace and flue. It isrectangular in form, with wooden ends and sides, and .sheet-iron or ti'ntop and bottom. i Pans, C C, are arranged, one above the other, on topof the boiler, and communicating with, it by flexible pipes, of rubberor other'suitable material, so as to be capable of being moved fromtheir positions, without interrupting their communication with theboiler. These pansar'e rectangular in form, and have woodensides andends, and tinor sheetiron-tops and bottoms, like the boiler. C 'Clrepresent the pipes which connect thepans with the boiler, ,and C2Czpipes which allow egress to the steam after it has filled the pans,and also to the water condensed in the pans. Said pipes may empty into atube leading to the bottom ofthe boiler, -for conveying the condensedsteam back thereto. I would observe that if this tube is employed, itshouldhave an open month, to allow of the escape of the surplus steam,or for:

supplying the boiler with water.

D D are pins, upon which the pans rest. The sides and ends of the pansproject above and below the tops and bottoms of thepans, and the top oftheboiler is similarly constructed, thus forming ledges, to prevent thematerial to be dried from falling off'.

The fruit, vegetables, or other substances to be dried, are laidnpon thetop oi` the boiler andin the spaces between the pans, andthe steam fromthe boiler, passing through the pipes Cl C1, ills the pans,andafterwards, having free egress throughthc pip'es Q2, doesnot rise'abovethe atmospheric pressure, andA maintains the temperature duethereto, 212ci in the pans. The chambersE are thus exposed to the heaton their tops and bottoms, which rapidly dries the materials therein,the vapor passing out at their sides and ends, and, as the temperaturedocs not rise labove-212", there is no danger of scorching. i Alumber-drier on my plan may be constructed by building a small housewith double Walls, and having a thin sheetiron floor, which forms thetop of a boiler. The lumber is supported upon the floor, and steamed byadmitting the steam to the interior of the house. The steam is thenallowed to escape, and fresh steam from the boiler is passed through thespaces between thewalls, drying the lumber in the manner first stated.Various forms of furnaces or heating-apparatus may be used, according toconvenience.

I am aware that there is no novelty in the introduction of steam intostationary or xedpans er boxes fer drying purposes', I therefore lay noclaimt-o this feature.

4 Having thus fully describedmy improved fruit-drier, what I claimtherein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The construction and arrangement of the movable steam-heated pans C,so as to apply a regular heat above and below the chambers v 2. Thecombination of the boiler B,'removab le pans `(Land flexible pipes C',when arranged and operating as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I-claim. the foregoing as my own,'I afhx my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

, I HENRY HENLEY.

Witnesses: v

A. R. BROWN, Jesi-AH MARLY.

